Jockey Hollow hike recalls park of the past

8:50 PM,
Dec. 30, 2012

Hiking the Yellow Trail at Jockey Hollow with Park Ranger Andy Danneker (right) and getting a history lesson on the Conservation Corp are Benet Caffrey of Morris Township, Bruce Crawford of Parsippany and Andrew Smith of Morris Township.

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Park Ranger Andy Danneker likes to list the qualifications needed to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, whenever he leads a hike along one of the many trails the group made during the Great Depression.

"You had to be 18-25 years of age, your family had to be on relief, you had to be unmarried, and you had to be between 4 feet, 9 inches and 6 feet, 8 inches tall, which to me means everybody," Danneker said.

"And after being checked by a dentist, you had to have three natural teeth in your mouth. It could be any three. And they could be anywhere in your mouth. I think that's the funniest ...